Last for shoes and sandals



Apr. 10, 1923 1,451,635

J. THOMAS LAST FOR SHOES AND SANDALS Filed Aug. 22, 1922 2 sheets-shew; l

WITNESSES M/VE/VTOR Jose h Thoma/6 A TTOR/VEVS Apr. 10, 1923 1,451,635

J. THOMAS LAST FOR SHOES AND SANDALS Filed Aug. 22, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 2 l/Vl/E/VTOR Jose Thomas WITNESSES A TTORAIEYS Patented Apr. 10, 1923.

1 r u T JOSEPH THOMAS, OF ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON.

LAST FOR SHOES AND SANDALS.

Application filed August 22, 1922. Serial No. 583,537.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. Josnrrr THoMAs, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Aberdeen, in the county of Grays Harbor and State of WVashington, have invented a new and Improved Last for Shoes and Sandals, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to lasts especially useful for sandals but adapted to be employed also for shoes.

The general object of my invention is to provide a last adapted to be placed against the shoe at the exterior instead of being inserted in the shoe.

Most sandals have the sole fastened with wire staples and in repair work thereon sewing is made difficult owing to the needle engaging the staples which results in frequent breaking of the point of'the needle. It is therefore an object of my invention to provide for a last that will enable the sole to be fastened neatly, and practically invisibly, by nailing with the edge of the sole placed against the last disposed at the exterior of the sandal.

The manner and means by which the above and other objects are attained will clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative. of practical examples of the invention.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a last formed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof sup ported on a standard, part of the last being broken away;

Figure 3 is a plan view of a portion of the last showing the manner of disposing a sandal or shoe against different edge portions of the last;

Figure 4. is a vertical section as indicated by the line 44, Figure. 3;

Figure 5 is a plan view of my improved last made in a different shape from that shown in Figures 1 to 4:;

Figure 6 is a detail in vertical section on the line 6-6, Figure 5.

Referring at first more particularly to the form shown in Figures 1 to 4 mv improved last is made with various side edges to suit the different curves presented by a sandal or shoe, there being shown at opposite sides grooves 10 11 adjacent the side edges said;

grooves and others as hereinafter referred to being adapted to receive the rim or edge portion of sandals for example. The arrangement furthermore may be used for nailing ribs in welted shoes. as well as for flattening out all welts when the welts are uneven and in the halfsoling of womens narrow welted shoes. the last is particularly useful as the welt can be flattened out and room can be made for the lip of the stitching machine to travel thereon. thereby enabling a neat job to be performed especially in the half-soling of womens shoes because the welts can be conveniently disposed.

The grooves 10, 11 are provided with a view to the fastening of the inner and outer sides of the sole. A groove 12 is provided at an edge portion of the last and adapted to be employed when securing the shank of the shoe. An additional long curve 13 is formed at another side of the last and presents a different curve from the grooves 10, 11 to suit curves of diflerent shoes, and different parts of a shoe. At another side of the last approximately opposite the groove 13 I form a groove 14 of pronounced curvature adapted for use in fastening at the heel or toe of the sandal or shoe. For operating on exceptional parts of the sole a short groove 15 is provided having a slight curvature and with a similar object in view a flattened straight portion 16 is provided between the adjacent terminals of the grooves 11. The adjacent sides of the grooves 10 and 14 are convergent and merge at the front of a horn-like member 17 which has a beveled top upper surface. A beveled surface 18 is provided also adjacent to shank groove 12 for the proper positioning of the shoe or sandal. I have shown the last as provided with a socket 19 at the under side adapted to receive the standard 20 of a stand or ack. In the top of the last within the groove referred to is a depression 21 to hold nails.

Sandals or shoes may be positioned as in dicated at A. and B, the one, A, being positioned for operating on the toe while the other, B, is positioned at the groove 10 for nailing the sole at a side thereof. With the improved last the sole is secured advantageously in position by the use of nails indicated at C, the nails being clinched by contact with the last at the bottoms of the grooves. Preferably, the nails are so driven as to clinch cutwarolly In Figure 5 the last is formed with side grooves 110, 111 for the side curves of the sandal with a groove 112 for the shank and a groove 114C for the heel or toe. In addition at the sides of the pronouncedly curved groove 114 are a short curved groove 115 and a short straight groove 116 for operating on a. sole at exceptional points thereon. The

grooves'may be made horizontal or advantageously sloping inwardly as shown in Flgure Glooking to the effective clinching of the nails. The edges of the last at those grooves provided for operating on the last. at the side curves or at the heel or toe are con caved while the last adjacent those grooves '12 -or'112 for operating on the shank are convexed. In Figure 5 the numeral 121 in- "CllCSJLBS a depression In'the last to hold nalls.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated examples constitute-practical embodiments of my inventionf'l do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit'of'theinvention'as defined in the tions, said last adapted to be employed at "the exterior of a shoe, and said edge portions conforming to the curvature of the shoe at the inner and outer sides thereof.

5. A last presenting concave edge portions, said last adapted to be employed at the exterior of a shoe, and said edge portions conforming to the curvature of the shoe at the inner and outer sides thereof, said last furthermore having an edge portion of more pronounced curvature adapted to conform to a shoe or sandal at the heel or toe.

6. A last presenting concave edge portions, said last adapted to be employed at the exterior of a shoe, and said edgeportions conforming to the curvature of the shoe at the inner and outer sides thereof, said last furthermore having an edgeportion of morepronounced curvature adapted to conform to a shoe or sandal at the heel or toe; the surface of the last'imniediately adjacent said edge portions being grooved.

7. A last having a convex edge portion adapted to be disposed against a shoe or sandal at the shank thereof at'the outside of the shoe.

8. A last having a convex edge portion adapted to be disposed against a shoe or sandal at the shank thereof at the outside of the shoe, said last havinga groove adjacent to and following the curvature of said edge portion.

9. A last adaptedto be positioned against the interior of a shoe or sandal and having edge portions to conform .to the lines of the different portions of the shoe, saidlast *having grooves adjacent to and following the curvature of said edge portions.

10. A last adapted to be positioned against the interiorof a shoe or sandal and having edge portions to COIlfO'IIITtO the linesof the different portions of the shoe, said last having grooves adjacent to and following the curvature of said edge portions, the bottoms of said grooves sloping inwardly.

JOSEPH THOMAS. 

